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Helen

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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Helen

By: Karla Espana

Helen of Troy was considered to be a demigoddess because of her parents

Family/ Facts of Helen

  • Helen was the most beautiful women in the world
  • Siblings: Of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra
  • The daughter of Zeus and Leda, a god and a mortal
  • Some people may consider he the goddess of beauty and perfection
  • Demigoddess

Role in Trojan War

  • Paris was promised the most beautiful women in the world, Helen, but she was already married
  • Paris didn't care and he went to Sparta to kidnap Helen
  • Helen was married to King Menelaus, king of Sparta as soon as he realized she had be kidnapped he looked for his brother to help wage war to get Helen back
  • Helen is known as "face that launches a thousand ships"
  • She was the main cause of the Trojan War

How is Helen known as

  • Helen is originally known asHelen of Troy or is she is also known as Helen of Sparta